FARMINGTON — A Franklin County justice sentenced a Jay man Wednesday to serve 15 months of a five-year sentence for having unlawful sexual contact with a New Sharon woman in March 2014. Four felony charges of gross sexual assault against Joseph Begin, 38, were dismissed in a plea agreement. He was arrested in March 2015 […]
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Jay man pleads no contest to sexual contact charge
FARMINGTON — A Jay man pleaded no contest Friday to having sexual contact with a woman in March 2014 and was found guilty in Franklin County Unified Court. Joseph L. Begin, 38, accepted a plea agreement that dropped four felony charges of gross sexual assault. He was found guilty of unlawful sexual contact, which carries a […]
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Jay man charged with unlawful sexual contact
JAY — A local man has been charged with sexually molesting a girl under the age of 12, according to police. Detective Michael Mejia arrested Terry L. Greenleaf, 50, of Jay on Friday on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact, he said. Mejia said the Police Department learned of allegations of child abuse last […]
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Former UMF student pleads guilty in sex case
FARMINGTON — A former University of Maine at Farmington rugby player pleaded guilty Friday to sex crimes against a fellow student. Frank Makuch, 23, of Storrs, Conn., pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and no contest to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault in Franklin County Superior Court. The state […]
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Franklin County judge lowers bail for Wilton man in sex case
FARMINGTON — A Franklin County judge lowered bail Thursday for a Wilton man accused of sexually molesting a child under age 12. It was the fourth attempt for Jamie C. Ouellette, 37, to get his bail lowered. It was initially set at $75,000 cash. On Thursday, it was dropped from $25,000 to $15,000 cash or […]
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Wilton man accused of sexual contact with girl
JAY — A Wilton man is accused of having sexual contact with a girl younger than 16 years old and threatening her and her family if she told anyone, Detective Michael Mejia said Thursday. Mejia arrested Dwight Stanley, 52, on Wednesday on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact and a misdemeanor charge of terrorizing. A […]
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Judge sets bail for Livermore Falls teen accused in sexual contact case
FARMINGTON — Justice William Stokes set bail Friday at $1,000 cash or a pretrial contract for a Livermore Falls man accused of sexually touching a girl under 16 years old on a school bus. Jay police arrested Alan Burnell, 18, on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact on Wednesday. Among Burnell’s bail conditions is […]
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Livermore Falls teenager accused of sexually touching girl
JAY — An 18-year-old Livermore Falls man is accused of sexually touching a girl under 16 years old on a school bus, Jay police Chief Richard Caton IV said Thursday. Alan Burnell was arrested on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact on Wednesday, he said. The victim reported the incident to a counselor earlier […]
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Dixfield man faces charges in Franklin County
FARMINGTON — A Dixfield man is accused of assaulting and having unwanted sexual contact with an acquaintance, Franklin County sheriff’s Lt. David St. Laurent said Tuesday. Anson Jackson, 38, was arrested Thursday on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence assault. He also received a summons on a misdemeanor charge of unlawful sexual contact, he said. […]
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Phillips man found guilty of sexual contact with child
FARMINGTON — A Phillips man was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison with all but 146 days suspended after a judge found him guilty of sexual contact with a child under age 15 from Dec. 1, 2013, to April 30, 2014. William Sylvester, 40, pleaded no contest to a felony charge of unlawful sexual […]